Question

how did pasture lands decline in india

Answer 1

(i) They were expected to live only in notified village settlements.

(ii) The village police was to keep strict watch on them.

(iii) They reduced the number of catde in their herd.

(iv) Some richer pastoralists bought land and settled down and gave up their nomadic life. The poor pastoralists became labourers working on fields or in small towns.